Latamlist Roundup Feb 1st – Feb 15th: Yuno launches biometric payment authentication with Mastercard
Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. Brazilian and Colombian fintechs…
Gen-t: Revolutionizing pharma with the use of genomic diversity
This interview is the seventh in a series spotlighting the ten winners of the WeXchange Women STEMpreneurs Competition…
Involves acquires Datamind to expand retail data intelligence in Latin America
Brazilian trade marketing technology company Involves acquired Chilean data intelligence startup Datamind for an undisclosed amount. Datamind provides…
CashU secures $17.5M credit fund to expand B2B lending for SMEs
Brazilian fintech CashU secured a $17.5M Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC) backed by Itaú BBA and Credit Saison…
Neofin raises $6M seed round led by Quona and Upload
Brazilian fintech Neofin raised a $6M seed round led by Quona and Upload. 17Sigma, 1616 Ventures, Far Out,…
BYX acquires Nvio to expand beyond payroll loans
Brazilian credit fintech BYX Capital acquired Nvio, Bitso‘s licensed payment entity in Brazil, for an undisclosed amount. The…
Turbi raises $12.5M Series D and $43M in debt to expand fleet
Brazilian car rental startup Turbi raised $12.5M in a Series D equity round from existing investors, and $43M…
Split Risk raises $8.6M from HSR Soluções e Participações and Labarca Empreendimentos
Brazilian Insurance-as-a-Service (IaaS) startup Split Risk raised $8.6M from HSR Soluções e Participações and Labarca Empreendimentos Split Risk…
Cycles Nutrition raises $2.5M in its first funding round
Brazilian healthtech Cycles Nutrition raised $2.5M in its first funding round led by Headline Ventures. Cycles Nutrition offers…
Kanastra raises an undisclosed amount from Itaú’s Kinea Ventures
Brazilian fintech Kanastra raised an undisclosed amount from Kinea Ventures, Itaú’s CVC fund. Itaú is a customer of…